Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-08

body trust declared they had even built
we'll drained stables for dOnkeys, but no
eOsters had ever applied for them. On the
other hand, the coster and his friends de-
clared he was shut out of the industrial
buildings by ''h'arbitrary rules" which
he could not comply with. The combined
i~uterrogatiOns of the Prince of Wales,
Lord Salisbury and Sir Charles Dixie iaued
failed 10 legally establish where the coster
his donkey, his barrow aud his surplus
stock, though one cruel witness deputed
that water creSs was generally kept under
the bed. sprinkled with q little water and
sold next morning as fresh gathered water
cress. The school inspectors generally DE.
clared that the cOster preferred the old
haunts, and would not go to a Respectable
tenement house if the opportunity was al
forded. They cannot make themselves
sociable nor affiliate with other people IN
any way. Few of their children attend
school. and it was difficult to lind a school
to get them into, as they were SO ragged
and dirty. The habits OF the cOSter made
him a dis. greeable neighbOr. lie deposited
his fish and refuse vegetable matter IN the
common dust bin of the court, hitched his
donkey in the backyard and stored his I'M
sold stock in his room. In fact, the Lon
don eostermonger is the terror of the pro-
motors of model tenement houses, and 1t Is
sand that he will wreck a new house IN q
very short time.
Spending the most of his days on the
street, engaged in occupations which
DO o PROMOTE CLEANLINESS,
and with no home ties, it is not surprising
that u~ncleanlineSS and moral obliqulty
follow. Not many years ago 1t was the
exception to find a London cOSter married
to the companion of his labOrs n mother
oil his progeny. When public attention
was first called to the fact that only one
tenth. ut the outside, of the couples living
together in civilized London, and carrying
on the cOstermanger trade, were married.,
efforts were made by Christian people to
induce them to marry. As a result, | am
glad to hear that u change is taking place
for the better, though from what learned
this week, while visiting the principal cos
ter districts of London, the marriage tie Is
still regarded as OF little consequence
among the majority.
This marrying the cOsterS to their faith
ful drudges is performed free of charge,
and | was told by one that AS 1t didn't
cost me nothin', | let 'em ave their way
One OF the results of marrying has been
harder beatlngs for the m Said one
Coster, referring to his former companion
and present wife: Il don't say rs she
isn't as good rs ever, but I'm bowed II
she was all that better rs | was kidded to
believe she would be-"
But il she is as good as ever, she is
good enough" was urged.
YES, but you h'aiut just got the bear
AZ of what / mean. Good enough before
inst GOOD enough now, cos it h'aInt hop
tioual don't YOU see? 'SpOsc | bOrrer a
barrier; we'll it's good enough and a con
wenient size for laying out my stock on 1t.
Ii noes purity easy, and | pays a gen lShill-
ing a week for itand Pm satisfied
We'll what them
Il goes on all right without grumbling,
till some chap he ses to me, What do you
want 10 bnrrer 4 hlrrer for when yOu can
have one Of your own; you alwis want u
harrer, why not make this n your OWN
Cos can't spare the money seS. Oh,
he saws, IN find the money, aud the bar
rer is youru, if so be rs you will promise
and vow to take up with no other barrier,
hut stick to this one so long rs you both
shall live Well, it's 4 tidy, useful BAR
rer, and agrees. But soon ~ its mime, |
amt quite So careless about 1t. over
hauls il. I'm more careful in trying the
balance of it in hand when the load is on.
Well. may be / ind Out what | never look
ed for before. There's a screw out here
and a bolt wanted there. Here it's weak
andit's ugly. | dwells on it in my mind
constant; Pye never Gat that barrier on OF
my cad. ] gets to mistruSt 1t.
It's all middling right just now, old
woman-old barrier | mean says Ia my.
self, but you'll be 4 playing me 4 trick
one day, I'm afrarcd.' Well | 90 ON being
areared, which | shouldn't be if / was
only a borrower"
THE PARABLE OF THE ~"RlRREE,"
which is au actual statement from the lips
Ola London custer, is Il fair specimen OF
the logic of his class, and an illustration OF
the way he GAUGES the sentiments of the
heart. The choice of a hClpmcet Tor life
aud the purchase Of a "harrcr' or IN ass
are very much the same thing with him;
though as a rule he treats the latter NOR,
huuauciy thln the former. The cOster
takes u companion when he Is very young,
a. eighteen or twenty, and the girl
T. generally fifteen OF sixteen. The affair
il sometimes arranged at the first meeting
aud sometimes the result OF u long ac
uuliutance. When the two decide To hau.
the same barrow, the girl notifies her par
en,s, packs the few worldly goods she pos
~sr-ses, and forthwith begins TO occupy the
room prepared for her by her future lore
and master Both continue to work for :
| living i'm the same way; the m oitel
| standing at the barrOws in street markets
| until a day or two before her confinement
| The children of this class OF people, rs soor
| rs hey can stand alone, occupy jurln!
lice day the dOOrstepS and cutters OF tint
| rumts aud back SlumS in which their par
ents reside, and as they grow mp their play
aad ptStimes are GENERALLY regulated by
/ the passing bobby
4 curious and interesting article on thu
canes OF children of this class appeared II
the Ddlg Telegraph u few days ago. Moth
inc could he more indicative of the HON,
Z lie. lOtlE ltNbllt' l'LNN ~ 'NlA' ''"
home drunk There is m almost tragl,
realism about the acting which requires NJ
rehearsals, aud 50 far ~ the language l
concerned. the renderyrs are 50 faithful t.
the original text rs To require the inter
ference OF the guardian of the law, who il
their own language, "Spiles the piece
The opening scene discovers mother anC
! the halt-doZeu children seated round
suggestions tea table, the tea thing
being represented by ystcrshellsaud bitSo
broken pottery. There is no make bellev
substitute for bread and tea. They Ar
waiting for their father to bring home hi
weeks wages, tor this is Saturday night.
low? we wants our tea, We wants on
ten. cry the children in Il chorus, 4
which the small mother Spanks them, an
they in turn how, their lOudeSt, but al
soothed by all manner of promises Tor SUI
day dinner, it father only comes HON
sober. Presently fathers voice and foo
steps are heard, and he appears, age
nine. i'm a state of uuarrelSome tipsines:
with the peak Ofhis cap behind instead
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